Corporate Venturing

Definition of Corporate Venturing

Corporate Venturing refers to a process in which large corporations make investments to further their own strategic interests.
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Typically, corporate venturing investments are made in autonomous management teams that operate independently from the corporate mothership.

Corporate venturing may involve taking a passive, minority position in an outside business (corporate venture capital) or taking an active interest in an outside company. It can also involve forming a startup as a stand-alone unit.

The core goal is to provide an alternative to traditional methods of growing a company. The idea is that growth developed exclusively from internal teams may be stunted by insular thinking or corporate bureaucracy. It makes sense -- the best ideas have always come from entrepreneurial environments and from individuals who think entrepreneurially.